World Consumption Comparison Project: Creating Your Charts Rubric and Instructions

Introduction In Chapter 7 your have been reading about American consumption patterns and how it affects the rest of the world. In this project, you will compare 10 (including the US) countries by using statistical data on: population GDP (purchase power parity) GDP per capita (PPP) refined petroleum products consumption internet users physician density all data can be found on the CIA.GOV website. Make a spreadsheet and charts/graphs based on each category of data research from the CIA website Analyze the data and determining solutions to some of these global issues

Step 1 Start Microsoft Excel (Click Start….Programs….Microsoft Excel, or double click the Excel icon on the application window) Window should look like the next slide:

Step 2 The next thing we need to do is click into cell A1. Using size 14 bold Arial font, type the name of the project. I used WORLD CONSUMPTION PROJECT. Next, in cell A2, type your name using the same font and size. Then use the Merge and Center button for both cells. Only drag and highlight to K (see next slide picture for example). You have to Merge and Center each cell separately.

Press the Merge and Center Button to accomplish this step

Step 3 Next, Enter the word Data in cell A4, using bold 12 Arial font underlined. Skip a cell and go to cell A6 and begin entering your Graph headings as seen below. Go to cell C4 and enter the heading Countries. Merge and Center the heading by highlighting cells C4- I 4 and hitting the Merge and Center button. Start at cell B5 and Type in your country headings. Everyone should have United States, and 9 other countries (you can decide – pick 4 developing countries, and 5 developed countries

Step 4 Begin to enter your data from your information sheets When you are finished entering your data, put a border around your spreadsheet. Tighten up your spreadsheet by checking for spelling errors, etc. When entering data make sure that you adjust the style to numbers, for this will make a big deal when you begin to graph Let’s save our work right now – save as World Consumption Comparison Project – Mine would be like this: WCC Project GD 1 st Hour

At this point, your table should look something like this: If so, you are ready to start your Charts and Graphs

Making Charts and Graphs After your spreadsheet is complete, you can then start making individual graphs. First you need to start a new spreadsheet by going to Sheet 2 at the bottom. Copy one of the categories information by highlighting the entire row from Sheet 1 and paste it onto Sheet 2 It should look like the next slide:

Charts and Graphs When you finish pasting the new chart, you can then begin to make a graph Make sure you highlight the area to be graphed If you have questions about this, please see me and I will help you.

Directions to Excel Click on the Insert tab at the top of the toolbar Next, highlight the area to be graphed. Click on the Column tab and a examples should drop down. See the Example on the next slide.

Click on this part of “Charts to get this window

Next, Click on one of the different types of graphs that you wish to use. Pick the first style. I chose a bar graph for World Population Your screen will now look like the chart below. After you see the small chart pop up, click on the Move chart button in the right corner

Using 2007 Excel Moving the cursor to the new chart, right click and select Move Chart Select “New Sheet” and type in the name of your graph This will save the graph to its own sheet. Some minor adjustments need to be made to the graph – you must make sure that labels are titled, graph labels are added, and other items to make you graphs look great. ‘ Use the Layout tab to experiment with these items.

Here is an example of a layout and finished product Don’t forget to use the layout for labeling your axis and chart, and data.

Last Items Don’t forget to save your work on a consistent basis. Always save to your H drive. You must make 3 graphs on Excel – pick any 3 that you did not make by hand You can use either a bar graph or a column graph When you complete your graphs, paste the charts in Powerpoint. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. You will have plenty of time to get this done, but don’t wait until the last minute!!